Utilizing Datatables within a Bootstrap 5 theme has been seamless, with pagination and file export features working effectively. However, the file export button does not align with the theme, prompting me to seek a way to discreetly place it in the same row as the pagination buttons.
A simplified version of the page:
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.js"></script>
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ceee3e3f8fff8feddcbdbeec6">[email protected]</a>/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-KyZXEAg3QhqLMpG8r+8fhAXLRk2vvoC2f3B09zVXn8CA5QIVfZOJ3BCsw2P0p/We" crossorigin="anonymous">
<link href="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.11.0/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css">
<link href="https://cdn.datatables.net/buttons/2.0.0/css/buttons.dataTables.min.css">
<title>filename</title>
<table id="myTable" class="display" style="width:100%">
<thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Position</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Tiger Nixon</td><td>System Architect</td></tr>
<tr><td>Garrett Winters</td><td>Accountant</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ashton Cox</td><td>Junior Technical Author</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cedric Kelly</td><td>Senior Javascript Developer</td></tr>
<tr><td>Airi Satou</td><td>Accountant</td></tr>
</table>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#myTable').DataTable( {
dom: 'Bfrtip',buttons: ['csv'],pageLength: 2,
} );} );
</script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95f7fafae1e6e1e7c4d6f6d082eff0efd1">[email protected]</a>/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-U1DAWAznBHeqEIlVSCgzq+c9gqGAJn5c/t99JyeKa9xxaYpSvHU5awsuZVVFIhvj" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="563439392225222437261663786678667b3433223764">[email protected]</a>/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.11.0/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.11.0/js/dataTables.bootstrap5.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/buttons/2.0.0/js/dataTables.buttons.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/buttons/2.0.0/js/buttons.html5.min.js"></script>
</html>
The aesthetic appeal of Bootstrap 5 Buttons and Button Groups is undeniable. The idea of hiding Datatable's pagination buttons and replacing them with custom buttons seems viable, but managing varying numbers of buttons poses a challenge.
An attempted solution involved appending a new button to the pagination row, but this did not yield the desired outcome:
var node = document.createElement("LI");
node.className = "paginate_button page-item "
var textnode = document.createTextNode("Water");
document.querySelector(".pagination").appendChild(node);
Research led to a discussion on customizing buttons as a potential resolution.
To navigate this issue, I seek insights on the correct approach. How can we seamlessly integrate an additional button into the pagination row and assign it functionality?